Cholesteryl ester, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 20 relations: Alzheimer's disease, Atherosclerosis, Carboxylate, Cardiovascular disease, Caudate nucleus, Cerebellum, Cholesterol, Cholesteryl ester transfer protein, Ester, Fatty acid, High-density lipoprotein, Huntington's disease, Hydrophobicity scales, Hydroxy group, Lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase, Lipid, Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency, Multiple sclerosis, Putamen, Sterol O-acyltransferase.

Alzheimer's disease

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease that usually starts slowly and progressively worsens, and is the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia.

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Atherosclerosis

Atherosclerosis is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries.

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Carboxylate

In organic chemistry, a carboxylate is the conjugate base of a carboxylic acid,. It is an ion with negative charge.

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Cardiovascular disease

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is any disease involving the heart or blood vessels.

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Caudate nucleus

The caudate nucleus is one of the structures that make up the corpus striatum, which is a component of the basal ganglia in the human brain.

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Cerebellum

The cerebellum (cerebella or cerebellums; Latin for "little brain") is a major feature of the hindbrain of all vertebrates.

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Cholesterol

Cholesterol is the principal sterol of all higher animals, distributed in body tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord, and in animal fats and oils.

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Cholesteryl ester transfer protein

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP), also called plasma lipid transfer protein, is a plasma protein that facilitates the transport of cholesteryl esters and triglycerides between the lipoproteins.

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Ester

In chemistry, an ester is a functional group derived from an acid (organic or inorganic) in which the hydrogen atom (H) of at least one acidic hydroxyl group of that acid is replaced by an organyl group.

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Fatty acid

In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with an aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated.

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High-density lipoprotein

High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is one of the five major groups of lipoproteins.

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Huntington's disease

Huntington's disease (HD), also known as Huntington's chorea, is an incurable neurodegenerative disease that is mostly inherited.

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Hydrophobicity scales

Hydrophobicity scales are values that define the relative hydrophobicity or hydrophilicity of amino acid residues.

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Hydroxy group

In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom.

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Lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase

Lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT, also called phosphatidylcholine–sterol O-acyltransferase) is an enzyme, in many animals including humans, that converts free cholesterol into cholesteryl ester (a more hydrophobic form of cholesterol), which is then sequestered into the core of a lipoprotein particle, eventually making the newly synthesized HDL spherical and forcing the reaction to become unidirectional since the particles are removed from the surface.

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Lipid

Lipids are a broad group of organic compounds which include fats, waxes, sterols, fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamins A, D, E and K), monoglycerides, diglycerides, phospholipids, and others.

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Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency

Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency (LAL deficiency or LAL-D) is an autosomal recessive inborn error of metabolism that results in the body not producing enough active lysosomal acid lipase (LAL) enzyme.

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Multiple sclerosis

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease in which the insulating covers of nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord are damaged.

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Putamen

The putamen (from Latin, meaning "nutshell") is a round structure located at the base of the forebrain (telencephalon).

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Sterol O-acyltransferase

Sterol O-acyltransferase (also called Acyl-CoA cholesterol acyltransferase, Acyl-CoA cholesterin acyltransferase or simply ACAT) is an intracellular protein located in the endoplasmic reticulum that forms cholesteryl esters from cholesterol.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholesteryl_ester

Also known as Cholesterol ester, Cholesterol esters, Cholesteryl esters.